Bernie Newnham

I always feel that it’s time Ed Reardon succeeded in something, but eleven series in, he still never does. Anyway, this from the latest episode –

“… This was by no means the first time that Ed Readon had missed out in the lists of love. There was a comely boom operator on “Doctor Who”, around Colin Baker time, with whom palpable progress was being made in the canteen until her head was turned by a hulking Cyberman who, by cruel irony, drove an MG Midget. Her loss. The memory added poignancy to the tedium of the committee meetings with Bobby and Antonia, as plans for Beryl’s statue went through the hoops of political correctness…”

Graeme Wall

A female boom-op, cuddly or otherwise, when Colin Baker was Dr Who?

Dave Mundy

I was on a boom for at least one episode and I can prove I am not a girlie, cuddly or otherwise! In fact I can’t recall any girlies on booms during my 17 years at TVC.

Geoff Fletcher

Re “Doctor Who” in R1 – I can confirm this for 18 Feb 1966 (“Doctor Who in R1 – full of pretty girls in bikinis!”); and 7, 14, 21, 28 January 1967 (Crew 11).

Also in D on 1, 4, 8, 15, 22, 29 April 1967 and 6 May 1967 (Crew 11).

Don’t recall any girl boom ops, however.

David Brunt